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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use
Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings
Section 192.577 - Disclosure of information concerning adult in custody of Department of Corrections.
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OR Rev Stat § 192.577 (2025)
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(1) A health care provider shall disclose protected health information concerning an adult in custody of a Department of Corrections facility to the physician of an employee of the department or of Oregon Corrections Enterprises, without an authorization from the adult in custody or a personal representative of the adult in custody, if:
(a) The employee, in the performance of the employee’s official duties, was directly exposed to the bodily fluids of the adult in custody; and
(b) The adult in custody has tested positive for a blood-borne infection or other communicable disease that may be transmitted through an individual’s bodily fluids.
(2) A disclosure under subsection (1) of this section must be limited to the minimum necessary to inform the physician of possible exposure to a blood-borne infection or other communicable disease. [2017 c.484 §2; 2019 c.213 §56; 2019 c.280 §4]
Note: See note under 192.553.
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